Are these red rainbow tetra or was I misled?

[maverick786us]

I bought this schooling fishes, the seller told me that these are red rainbow tetras that will perfect for my planted aquascape tank. But I don't see red color. When I used google lens to identify these fishes I get different result. Was I misled?

 

[bazz]

They are not Tetras, they could well be young Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis Incisa) and can potentially reach 6 inches (150mm), what size tank have you got them in?

 

[Teleos]

These fish not only don't look red, they also don't look like a tetra. But we should wait for people with better fish eyes.

 

[G H Nelson]

They are not Tetras, they could well be young Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis Incisa) and can potentially reach 6 inches (150mm), what size tank have you got them in?

 

[maverick786us]

They are not Tetras, they could well be young Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis Incisa) and can potentially reach 6 inches (150mm), what size tank have you got them in?

Ah red rainbow fish, thats what the seller told me, I added tetra, my bad. The size of my tank is 24 X 16 X 16 inches. Its a mid sized tank.

 

[Teleos]

Hello again,
you can find more about Rainbow Fish here (Bentley Pascoe on You Tube). Also more about planted tanks and filters and all other stuff. And Bentley Pascoe is not one of these dumb guys with a camera.

 

[Tankless]

Ah red rainbow fish, thats what the seller told me, I added tetra, my bad. The size of my tank is 24 X 16 X 16 inches. Its a mid sized tank.

That's a bit small for them length wise as they need space to swim.

 

[mort]

Agree, young red rainbows. They don't look like much for a long time and take an age to colour up. I had them with other rainbows when I was a kid and personally wouldn't go for a tank smaller than 4ft but preferably 5ft+ (ours were in a 6ft and they didnt make the tank look big). They are very chunky, deep bodied, active fish when mature. I would also want to keep them in harder water, they wont do great in soft acidic conditions.

 

[maverick786us]

Agree, young red rainbows. They don't look like much for a long time and take an age to colour up. I had them with other rainbows when I was a kid and personally wouldn't go for a tank smaller than 4ft but preferably 5ft+ (ours were in a 6ft and they didnt make the tank look big). They are very chunky, deep bodied, active fish when mature. I would also want to keep them in harder water, they wont do great in soft acidic conditions.

4 ft, damm, the guy who sold me these fishes said that they will only grow few CM more than their current size, looks like I have to arrange a new home for them in 6 months